#barrowland park album pathway

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100 Days

Whilst reading the support material for our newest college brief I discovered The 100 Day Project a workshop first taught by Michael Bierut to his Graphic Design graduates at Yale School of Art. After following a few internet rabbit holes I found this inspiring TEDx talk by Emma Rogan from Auckland.

And it got me thinking....

Could I do this...?

100 days from today is Saturday 4th September, just before 2nd year of college starts so this could be an interesting summer 'holiday' project. So now that I've committed myself to the idea I had to come up with a project. I know I wanted to do something type based but one thing that always stumps me is actually having to write the content. I knew this would probably be too much and the writing of the content would take over from the creative bit I wanted to do. So I turned to song lyrics; to add some constraints I'm thinking of using lyrics from bands I've seen live. Which, given that I'm not really that 'into music', is quite a short and eclectic mix (some vaguely credible others most definitely not - these I shall be hiding far down the number of days)

Barrowland Album Pathway by LOCI Design and Jim Lambie

My Self Imposed Rules

A daily type response

Each response quotes the lyrics of a song from a band/singer I've seen live

Response can be analogue or digital

Bands can be repeated as many times as wanted

At least 1 quote from every headline band regardless of musical prowess (warm-up acts can also be included but this isn't essential as my memory isn't that good)

References

Design Observer. (n.d.). Five Years of 100 Days. [online] Available at: https://designobserver.com/feature/five-years-of-100-days/24678 [Accessed 27 May 2021].

White, G. (2014). The Vinyl Frontier: Barrowland Park by LOCI Design. [online] The Architects’ Journal. Available at: https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/buildings/the-vinyl-frontier-barrowland-park-by-loci-design [Accessed 27 May 2021].

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Leigh Cameron+Jim Lambie, Barrowland Park and music pathway, Glasgow, Scotland, 2014

https://leighcameron.squarespace.com/barrowland-album-pathway-glasgow

[mathew-rooney-photography]

Day 74 of 365 Photo Challenge. The original building opened in 1934 in a mercantile area east of Glasgow's city centre, built by Margaret "Maggie" McIver (née Russell) (1879-1958), "The Barras Queen". The "Barras" street market (more properly Glasgow Barrowland market), after which the area and the ballroom are named, continues until the present day. The Barrowland building includes large street-level halls used for the weekend markets, with a sizeable weatherproof hall above. The front of the building is decorated with an animated neon sign. The sign is believed to be the biggest of its kind in the UK, although this cannot be confirmed as the original order documents detailing the specifications of the sign have been lost. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1958, leading to a complete rebuild. The rebuilt ballroom opened on Christmas Eve 1960. In more recent years the Ballroom has become a major concert venue with a capacity of around 2,100 people, known for its acoustics and its sprung dance floor. Simple Minds filmed the video for their 1983 hit single, "Waterfront", at Barrowlands. Oasis, U2, The Stranglers, The Clash, The Smiths, Big Country, Muse, Foo Fighters, The Vatersay Boys, Skipinnish and Marillion were a number of the acts to play the hall. Adjacent to the Ballroom itself is the Barrowland Park where there is a pathway which features the names of many artists who have played at the venue over the decades. Northern Ireland punk band Stiff Little Fingers have played to a sold out crowd every St Patrick's day since 1991, and recorded their Best served Loud album there in 2016 to celebrate 25 years at Barrowland. #365photochallenge #photooftheday #photography #nikonphotos #tamron #nikonD5200 #Glasgow #barrowlands #barrowlandsballroom #neon #neonlighting #lightrail #longexposure #nightphotography #iconicbuildings #historicalbuilding (at Barrowland Ballroom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDEPN-j8jx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=jztrmv3bhr0z

[mathew-rooney-photography]

Day 74 of 365 Photo Challenge. The original building opened in 1934 in a mercantile area east of Glasgow's city centre, built by Margaret "Maggie" McIver (née Russell) (1879-1958), "The Barras Queen". The "Barras" street market (more properly Glasgow Barrowland market), after which the area and the ballroom are named, continues until the present day. The Barrowland building includes large street-level halls used for the weekend markets, with a sizeable weatherproof hall above. The front of the building is decorated with an animated neon sign. The sign is believed to be the biggest of its kind in the UK, although this cannot be confirmed as the original order documents detailing the specifications of the sign have been lost. The building was largely destroyed by fire in 1958, leading to a complete rebuild. The rebuilt ballroom opened on Christmas Eve 1960. In more recent years the Ballroom has become a major concert venue with a capacity of around 2,100 people, known for its acoustics and its sprung dance floor. Simple Minds filmed the video for their 1983 hit single, "Waterfront", at Barrowlands. Oasis, U2, The Stranglers, The Clash, The Smiths, Big Country, Muse, Foo Fighters, The Vatersay Boys, Skipinnish and Marillion were a number of the acts to play the hall. Adjacent to the Ballroom itself is the Barrowland Park where there is a pathway which features the names of many artists who have played at the venue over the decades. Northern Ireland punk band Stiff Little Fingers have played to a sold out crowd every St Patrick's day since 1991, and recorded their Best served Loud album there in 2016 to celebrate 25 years at Barrowland. #365photochallenge #photooftheday #photography #nikonphotos #tamron #nikonD5200 #Glasgow #barrowlands #barrowlandsballroom #neon #neonlighting #lightrail #longexposure #nightphotography #iconicbuildings #historicalbuilding (at Barrowland Ballroom) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvDEJx_DoCI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=g03672teboxg